CHILDREN OF THE SEA is the latest feature from Japan’s STUDIO4°C (known for Tekkonkinkreet, MFKZ, Mind Game, Animatrix, Batman: Gotham Knight, and others), and is directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro). CHILDREN OF THE SEA is adapted from the manga of the same name by author Daisuke Igarashi, which won the Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival.

When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. Ruka’s dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans’ fish.

Bonus Features:

Intro at Animation is Film
Directing Children of the Sea
Animation Breakdown
Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi
Japanese Cast Interviews
Art Gallery
Selected Storyboards
Turep – Looking for Children of the Sea**
STUDIO 4°C Makes a Meal
Making of the Poster
Trailers

**Blu-ray only.

Slipcovers are not guaranteed with every order and are available on a first-run basis.

Run-time111 min

Aspect Ratio2.39:1

Release DateSeptember 1, 2020

AudioEnglish, Japanese

RegionA/1

RatingNR

Production Date2020

SubtitlesEnglish, English SDH, French, Spanish

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